HPC Finds Large Gap in Per Patient Spending Between Highest and Lowest Cost Providers
Annual health care spending for patients in the highest-cost provider organization was 32 percent higher than in the lowest-cost provider organization
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Health Policy Commission Certifies 17 Health Care Organizations Through New ACO Program
First-in-the-Nation Program Aims to Improve Health and Lower Costs Through High-Quality, Coordinated Care
HPC Issues Final Cost and Market Impact Review Report for Partners HealthCare, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Transaction
Report Referred to Other State Agencies for Further Consideration
HPC Sets Health Care Cost Growth Target at 3.6% for 2024
Commissioners discuss March health care workforce event and outline urgent action needed
HPC Presents New Health Care Workforce Data, Convenes Leaders to Discuss Policy Solutions
Panels highlight the importance of diversifying the Massachusetts health care workforce and supporting workers in career advancement
Health Care Spending Benchmark Considered As Massachusetts Residents and Small Businesses Continue To Face Affordability Challenges
New HPC data analysis highlights performance under the benchmark and opportunities to reduce health care spending, reinforcing urgency to implement HPC’s bold policy recommendations
HPC Holds Virtual Policy Committee Meetings; Presents National Data on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Health Care System and New Findings on Out-of-Network Billing, Nurse Practitioner Workforce in MA
Commissioners also discussed HPC’s future work to analyze the impact of COVID-19 to support the Commonwealth’s policy response, and new MassUP investments targeting disparities
State Awards $2.5 Million to Four Community Partnerships To Target Social Determinants of Health and Promote Health Equity
The HPC and DPH, in collaboration with other state agencies, launch MassUP, a new investment program to address “upstream” causes of poor health outcomes and health disparities in Massachusetts
Persistently High Out-of-Pocket Spending an Increasing Burden on Massachusetts Residents
Lower-income residents in the Commonwealth faced with spending a growing proportion of income on out-of-pocket health care costs, per a new analysis from the HPC examining data between 2015 – 2017.
Massachusetts eHealth Institute Awards ‘Right Care 4 You’ Grants to Reduce Healthcare Costs
Nearly $190,000 Will Support Two Digital Health Pilots with Local Employers